I admit, I'm a little sober... but, why do I keep seeing (what looks like) a Winchester 73, in 1866? At least twice so far... and once belonged to one of the Lakota.
Unless I'm just way too sober, I didn't think anyone had repeaters until that model was released... uh... in 1873.
Yeah... I know... probably just a slip up in the edit-bay. (sobriety is rampant!).
But I really like it anyway!
There were plenty of "repeaters" in the Civil War and earlier but less successful models before that. "That dammed yankee rifle you could load on Sunday and shoot all week."
shareHere's a link to the 1866 "Yellowboy" Henry rifle that was sold as military surplus after the Civil War. American Indians traded for them, and used them with great effect against U.S. cavalry troopers equipped with single-shot rifles and carbines. "General" Custer found out the hard way what a thousand Indian warriors could do with repeating rifles!
http://www.uberti.com/1866-yellowboy-rifle
yeah... i get that. what I'm saying... the repeaters shown looked like the Win 73, not another make.
thoughts?
What you said was "I didn't think anyone had repeaters until that model was released... uh... in 1873." That statement is incorrect. Now to say that the repeaters you saw all looked like Winchester "73s" is a different matter.
I barely got through half the episode so I won't be watching again to look at specific models. It had the look and feel of recent History Channel productions, the acting was terrible and there is no need for reenactments if you just want history. I want my history from Historians, not Kiefer Sutherland and Tom Selleck, etc. Cheers!
Its not unusual for television shows and movies to use the wrong props. Most people won't notice anyway.
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I hate to break it to you but the actors aren't from 1866 either.
shareThis battle took place in 1876, not 1866.
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